Home›Narrative and Song Forms›Language TraditionBrowse ByLanguage TraditionFactsLanguage TraditionSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonEra of EmergenceWell-attested1400 1Language TraditionFilter Results2 entriesPlace of OriginAllFrance (1)Vietnam (1)GenreAllEpic (2)Attested From (Year)All842 (1)1201 (1)Difficulty for an English SpeakerAllCategory I (1)Category IV (1)ISO 639-3 CodeAllfra (1)Speaker CountAll86,000,000 (1)312,000,000 (1)StatusAllLiving (2)ToneAllNot Tonal (1)Tonal (1)Word OrderAllSVO (2)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 2FrenchLanguage Tradition1 entryVietnameseLanguage Tradition1 entrySources1. Ballad (Wikipedia)tier 2Wikimedia FoundationBallad, lead section, Late Middle Ages era sentenceQuote, Ballad, lead section, Late Middle Ages era sentenceBallads were particularly characteristic of the popular poetry and song of England, Ireland and Scotland from the Late Middle Ages until the 19th century.View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.